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Ezra Dyer: The Automotive Wisdom of the Crowd

Ezra Dyer: The Automotive Wisdom of the Crowd

From the January 2023 issue of Car and Driver. Perhaps you’ve heard the term “crowd-sourcing.” That’s when ideas are solicited from a teeming mob rather than a small cadre of so-called experts, often generating surprising results. Consider the...
Explainer: Forest carbon credits aim to offset pollution

Explainer: Forest carbon credits aim to offset pollution

WASHINGTON — For years, airlines have offered passengers concerned by climate change an option: For an extra cost, cancel out the carbon dioxide pollution from their share of a flight, by paying to protect trees. That’s the idea behind forest carbon credits. Trees...
Editor’s Letter: The Setup

Editor’s Letter: The Setup

From the January 2023 issue of Car and Driver. I’ve been accused of altering the world to suit myself. A fair assessment of the evidence: disabling a Glade PlugIn stinking up my building’s mailroom, traveling with tools to remove flow restrictors from...
Junkyard Gem: 1990 Mazda MPV 4WD

Junkyard Gem: 1990 Mazda MPV 4WD

New minivans with four driven wheels began to appear on American roads in quantity during the early 1990s, after Toyota and Volkswagen managed to move some four-wheel-drive TownAces and Vanagon Syncros here during the 1980s. GM offered the all-wheel-drive Chevy...
Do you need to charge a hybrid car?

Do you need to charge a hybrid car?

It’s impossible to ignore the massive shift happening right now in the automotive world. Most automakers have committed to transforming themselves into electric vehicle manufacturers, and some have even made promises to shift 100 percent of their capacity to EVs. That...